American citizen Quote by Imbolo Mbue
““become invalid and there would be no green card? How could he have possibly explained his asylum application? Would there have been a way to convince Mr. Edwards that he was an honest man, a very honest man, actually, but one who was now telling a thousand tales to Immigration just so he could one day become an American citizen and live in this great nation forever?””
About This Quote
Source Novel: “The Book of Unknown Americans”, 2014
The passage satirically questions asylum procedures, exposing bureaucratic absurdities.
In simple terms: Asylum process can be absurd.
Key Takeaway
Advocate for humane policies.
Themes
immigration
justice
bureaucracy
Mood
serious
analytical
Type
political
literary
When to use this quote
- legal advocacy
- policy reform
- community support
- public discourse
Key Concepts
law
human rights
political satire
Questions to Reflect On
- What reforms improve asylum fairness?
- How does satire influence public perception?
A Different Perspective
Complex legal realities may be oversimplified.
![“That was a brave and principled thing for Ecuador to do [give me asylum application]. Now we have the U.S. election [campaign], the Ecuadorian election is in February next year, and you have the White House feeling the political heat as a result of the true information that we have been publishing.” quote by Julian Assange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2f2/julian-assange-1566_application_that-was-a-brave-and-principled-thing-fo_498184.jpg)
